'Putin outplayed Biden': Ex-Kremlin aide and others slam POTUS for swapping Brittney Griner with Viktor Bout
WASHINGTON DC: Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner in return for the US releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday, December 8, and the public at large is disappointed with this swap which according to the majority, is a win-win situation for Russia. It was reported that the 45th POTUS agreed to the one-for-one exchange with Moscow in recent weeks which took place in the United Arab Emirates. Now, apart from Americans, a former Russian advisor has also claimed that Biden got played by Vladimir Putin in giving away the big fish.
Sergei Markov, the former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, quipped on his Telegram channel that they played Joe Biden when it came to the swap saying, "Putin outplayed Biden. We got back our spy, it seems, and gave away a normal girl." Griner, who had spent more than nine months in prison on a marijuana charge, could have faced up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. Many people are wondering why Joe Biden did not negotiate for US marine Paul Whelan and other Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned as they believe that he made a heavy trade by giving away a spy.
